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20060622.Hyles.hawkmoth.flac

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dobroide

June 26th, 2006

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Sound effects > Animals
animals

Low-pitched buzz of a hawkmoth (Hyles livornica) hovering, and the clicks it makes as his wings hit plant branches. Crickets in background. Sennheiser ME66 > Shure FP24 > iRiver (rockbox). Believe me when I say this sample was difficult to get / El zumbido de un Hyles livornica mientras vuela, y los clicks que hacen las alas al chocar con ramitas. Se escuchan grillos al fondo. Creo que es la cosa más difícil que he grabado en mi vida.

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buzz
field-recording
hawkmoth
hyles
insect
nature
night
summer

Type

Flac (.flac)

Duration

0:32.745

File size

1.5 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Mono

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audione

17 years ago

Thanx. very handy =)

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bulj

19 years, 3 months ago

Great sound from the great uploader. Good for sound design stock and possesses rhythmic qualities. I can imagine some monstrous atmosphere coming from this. I agree it would be nice if the background was less however, I'm sure the locusts?? could be notched out without too much damage.

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leesafari

19 years, 5 months ago

I love the buzzing, but it would be better to have the moth buzzing isolated from the background ambiance, if possible.

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acclivity

19 years, 8 months ago

Very nice! Just wish it was stereo!

dobroide

19 years, 8 months ago

see these huge moth here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dobroide/173410247/

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